Porterville City Council May Repudiate California Attempt to Recgonize Out of State Gay Marriages

Porterville city councilmen rehashed a contentious issue Tuesday night — gay marriage. Former mayor Cameron Hamilton proposed that council members show adamant opposition to a bill circulating among state legislators. Senate Bill 54 proposes same-sex couples married outside the state, and before the passage of Proposition 8, are warranted the equal recognition as married spouses in California. The council formerly engaged with a state issue on Sept. 2, 2008 by adopting a resolution supporting Proposition 8. The ballot measure, which was passed by California voters in November, codifies that marriage in California is only between a man and a woman. This time the vote was not unanimous. Full Story from RecorderOnline

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